Arun Lata Sharma
Sitamarhi : Six unidentified motorbike borne criminals shot at a farmer Santosh Kumar near Kumma diversion on Kumma-Bajpatti road in Sitamarhi district around 7 am on October 2, 2020, when he was going to Sitamarhi by his car.
Santosh, a native of village Bela, was en route Sitamarhi driving his car when the criminals fired on him from front side. He sustained bullet injuries and was admitted to a private Nursing Home at Sitamarhi town. Bela is about 20 km away from Kumma diversion.
Local villagers said that either personal enmity or car snatching was the cause of firing. None has been arrested in this connection so far. There has been spurt in crime in Sitamarhi District in North Bihar ever since Model Code of Conduct came into force.